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Keeping warm in winter can be tricky. Not only outside when you’ve wrapped up in all the layers you can possibly lay your hands on but also protecting your home from the cold. There’s nothing quite like stepping through the front door from the chilly outside into the heat of a toasty home. We’ve got some top tips about how to keep warm in winter.
Seal Those Gaps
One of the areas to start with is by sealing up any gaps around windows. Simple sealant is your friend and plugging any holes where a draught blows through will certainly help you efficiently heat your home. Sealant strips are also a great idea around doors. Invest in a draught excluder too. Look at your basement and loft as well as these can be areas where cold air can enter and warm air escapes.
Burning Wood
Whilst wood burning fireplaces are a picturesque and idealistic part of your home, they have flaws too. Due to the nature of physics, when heat is going up the chimney, cold air is being pulled into the house elsewhere. So whilst it’s warm near the flames, it’s likely cold elsewhere. When not in use, remember to close the flue too or you’re basically leaving a window wide open.
A New Boiler
Old boilers are not efficient. I remember when we moved into our new house a few years back, the only boiler it had was an old back boiler. It was located behind the broken gas fire and must have dated back a good few years. Fortunately it was approaching summer when we moved in so we were able to use the warm months to get our central heating in order.
A new boiler could be the most efficient way to heat a house. Trust new developments in boiler technology and invest in your own future, as well as the future of your home. No one wants boiler trouble with their current out of date set up, causing you to have no heating or hot water for days at a time. Heating Force help you get a new boiler, at a fixed price, with installation available the very next day. That’s unrivaled service and will help you conquer the winter chill.
One your new boiler is installed you can set your thermostat to work. Set your desired temperatures throughout your day. One way to stay comfortable and warm is to increase it by a degree or two half an hour before you usually get up so it’s warm when you get out of bed. Then drop it down again when everyone is at work and school before increasing it again half an hour before you all get home for the evening. Set it to drop down again after you go to bed. You’ve nailed it!
Close Your Doors
When you close doors, you stop the spread of cold air flowing around your house. There’s no point in heating rooms that you aren’t using. Turn down the radiators in those rooms and keep the doors closed. Consider sleeping in the same room together. That way, as well as the heating in that room, you’ve got everyone’s body heat in one place, keeping you warm in winter.
Toasty Toes
Thick socks are paramount during the winter, as are winter jumpers. Consider using the oven more for slowly cooking casserole and roast dinners. Then leave the door open when you’ve switched it off. This will give you a boost of heat whilst you tuck in and warm up from the inside. Add rugs to wooden floors to take away the chill or carpet the entire room to completely cover those gaps between the floorboards. Tin foil behind radiators is often seen as a myth but it actually works, reflecting heat back into the room. Be sure to move furniture away from radiators too so the warm air can circulate, instead of just heating up the back of the sofa.
Putting a little bit of time into defending you home against the cold weather can help you to enjoy winter. Your home costs a lot of money to heat. Finding ways to reduce that cost in the short term and over the long term too are key. Fight back against the cold with our how to keep warm in winter top tips.
